Tool Quickly Measures Patient Fall Risk

Tool Quickly Measures Patient Fall Risk

According to the Centers for Disease Control, one third of all adults 65 or older suffer from a fall each year. Of these, more than one in five incur moderate to severe injuries. In fact, the elderly are five times more likely to be hospitalized for injuries related...
Any Wearable Can Be Your Personal Trainer

Any Wearable Can Be Your Personal Trainer

FocusMotion can turn any wearable into your own personal fitness trainer. The company now offers an SDK that will use the wearable device’s accelerometer, gyroscope, electromyography, and magnetometer to analyze a user’s movement and pace. A series of algorithms train...
25 Telemedicine Kiosks Roll Out in Ohio [video]

25 Telemedicine Kiosks Roll Out in Ohio [video]

HealthSpot is a company that has developed a telemedicine kiosk for consumers. Placed in retail settings, consumers can consult privately with a doctor to discuss symptoms and determine what course of treatment is required. The patient is given access to various...
Radar Used to Measure Heartbeats

Radar Used to Measure Heartbeats

When you think of radar, you might well think of the dishes that scan the skies to locate aircraft, sending out radio waves and detecting them when they bounce off a target object. But radar can do more than determine an object’s location; it can also determine...